In the black-and-white video directed by Ethan Lader, Cole is seen wearing a "lovely laced" bikini and a fabulous " Versace-inspired" outfit while singing in an intimate setting. Prior to its release, Cole had posted a photo of herself while filming the music video, which featured her wearing the shoes from her Steve Madden collection. On October 2, 2013, Cole made a guest appearance on BET's 106 & Park and did an exclusive premiere of the video, before it was made available on other digital platforms later that day. The music video for "I Choose You" was filmed around August 2013 in Los Angeles, California. Throughout the music video, Cole performs the song in a scene outside while wearing a "lovely laced" bikini. On November 2, 2013, "I Choose You" peaked at number 18 on Billboard's Adult R&B Songs chart and remained on the chart for eighteen weeks. Keithan Samuels of Rated R&B compared Cole's vocals on the song to her vocals on her 2006 single " Love". John Ricard of the BET website viewed "I Choose You" as a "slow song about an ex-flame" and praised Cole's "strong" vocals on it. Ken Capobianco of The Boston Globe suggested the song's main concept as "making choices while staring down tough truths", and a writer from Jet identified it as the strongest track from the album. Upon its release, "I Choose You" received positive reviews from music critics. Peneliope Richards of Singersroom interpreted that the song lets listeners believe that she was able to make that "grappling" decision. Melody Charles of SoulTracks implied that in the song, "she toggles between two loves before breaking down why one has heart over the other". The chorus consists of Cole singing: "I choose you, and if it ain’t you / then it’s just not worth it." Other lyrics include: "I tried hating you, but I just love you more / compared him to you, but he can't match your score". The song's lyrics revolve around how Cole is forced to choose two men that she is madly in love with. We was like, 'Nobody else is recording this song. When I recorded it, we definitely paid for it right away.
During her appearance on 106 & Park, Cole said: "Mary sung it before I did and Jennifer Hudson sung it before I did as well and neither one of them took it.
Blige and Jennifer Hudson before it got to Cole. It was intentionally written for Mariah Carey and presented to Mary J. The ballad was written by Elijah Blake, who wrote several songs on Cole's album. "I Choose You" is an R&B ballad that lasts four minutes and 49 seconds. Cole often cites "I Choose You" as one of her favorites from Woman to Woman. In the summer of 2012, it was debated as the second single, opposed to the latter. On August 23, 2013, "I Choose You" was released and sent to urban contemporary radio as the third single from Cole's fifth studio album Woman to Woman (2012) it was put forth as a single following her previous releases " Enough of No Love" and " Trust and Believe". Jon Parales described the song's beat as a "nice, wet, sloshy snare-drum" sound. The track was mixed by Jaycen Joshua, with assistance from Trehy Harris at Larrabee Sound Studios, and mastered by Chris Gehringer.
The vocals were produced by Kuk Harrell and recorded by Splash, with additional assistance from Josh Gudwin. "I Choose You" was written by Keyshia Cole, Jack Splash, Elijah Blake, Lundon Knighten, and it was produced by Splash. The video displays a story of Cole being in love with two men and struggling to choose the one whom she ultimately wants to be with.
To promote the song, a music video premiered on 106 & Park on October 2, 2013. In the United States, it reached number 18 on the official Adult R&B Songs chart. An R&B ballad, its lyrics revolve around Cole being caught in a love triangle and struggling to choose which man she wants.Ĭritical response to "I Choose You" from music journalism was positive, many of whom applauded Cole's vocal performance and the song's concept. Written by Cole, Jack Splash, Elijah Blake and Lundon Knighten with production being handled by Splash, the song was song was sent to US urban contemporary radio stations on Augthrough Geffen Records and Interscope Records. " I Choose You" is a song by American singer Keyshia Cole released for her fifth studio album, Woman to Woman (2012) as the album's third and final single.
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